LA4042 - Maritime Law
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2011 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
3
|
Administered by: |
School of Law Office |
Australia is a maritime nation with a significant sea-faring history. It has a long
coastline and jurisdiction over offshore islands and Antarctica, as well as offshore
oil and gas fields. Most exports and imports are still carried by sea and the nation's
ports are important contributors to the national and regional economies. The law relating
to maritime activities is a mixture of customary law, contract law, tort law and international
conventions. Maritime Law is also remarkably uniform throughout the world because
it is based on commercial realities and extensive trading between maritime nations
over centuries.
Learning Outcomes
- understand the place of Maritime Law within the broad context of commercial law and
public international law;
- demonstrate a sound knowledge of the principles of Maritime Law and the relevant Australian
legislation, Court Rules, Maritime Rules and international conventions;
- apply the principles to practical legal issues;
- demonstrate a sound knowledge of relevant case law.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments,
and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and
professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self
directed manner;
- The ability to work individually and independently.
Prerequisites: |
LA1101 and LA1102 |
Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.